Kate Thornton Hospitalized After Shopping Accident

Kate Thornton has revealed she's broken her shoulder after suffering a nasty accident in an unlikely shopping spot.

The former  host, 53, shared she suffered the injury while perusing the bread aisle in her local Expess.

Kate revealed the injury had left her with a broken shoulder, and requiring stitches on her lip, and it made recording the latest episode of her podcast 'more challenging.'

Kate, who also presents a show on Greatest Hits Radio, revealed the accident on the newest episode of her White Wine Question Time podcast.

She said: 'Well, here's the thing, I've broken my shoulder. Yeah, I fell over my own feet. There's no kind of sexy showbiz story to this.'

'I was going to get bread from Tesco Express, landed on my face, smashed my shoulder up, and I've also had to have my lips stitched. 

'Which has made recording a brand new episode for you a bit of a challenge, I'm going to be honest.'

Kate first began her White Wine Question Time Show in 2019, and its featured stars including Will Best, Helen Skelton, Angela Rippon and Penny Lancaster.

In January, Kate spoke of how she's felt 'terrified' after her 'relentless, obsessive' stalker walked free from court, despite him bombarding her with 6,000 text messages.

James McCamley, 53, from  targeted the Greatest Hits radio presenter, 52, and her colleague Mary Mandefield over five months. 

In a police statement, Kate said: 'I am scared to go on public transport at night... I just want it to stop.

'It increases your sense of vulnerability and panic. I feel I have to second-guess how I go through my day.

'Obviously he's unwell, but it does impact my life.'

Highbury Corner Magistrates heard that both women were seeking restraining orders after being on 'tenterhooks' with the influx of messages to the radio station - many of which were sexual in nature. 

The dad of four was handed a 12-month community order at Highbury Corner magistrates' court, North London.

He could have faced prison, but had spent six weeks on remand at HMP Pentonville, meaning any jail time would have already been served.

Kate was the first host of The X Factor when the ITV show launched in 2004 but after two years, Simon Cowell replaced her with Dermot O'Leary.

The radio star has previously described being sacked from the show as 'humiliating', saying she felt 'hurt' after Simon failed to be 'upfront' with her.

In 2020, Kate said: 'They didn't renew my contract having said that they would and by they, I mean Simon.

'It was on the News at Ten. It was embarrassing, it was humiliating and it kind of burnt for a bit. It hurt more that someone I considered to be a friend hadn't been upfront with me.'

In 2016, Kate vowed she would 'never talk to Simon again' after she felt he fired her to create headlines.

She began her career as a Showbiz journalist, writing for the Sunday Times and Marie Claire, before reporting on news events such as the death of Princess Diana.

Establishing herself as a TV presenter, Kate anchored ITV's Loose Women between 2009-2011 and on occasion has hosted This Morning.

She joined Greatest Hits Radio in 2022 where she broadcasts every Sunday and has taken over the weekday afternoon show from 11 November 2024.